Topic: Are you kidding me???

[Church-Audio]

Should we start a team called team mock-u-phile?? or team  we-know-it-acutally-does-not-work-phile?
The goal of the team could be to find as much silly shit on the internet as possible and simply make fun of it? what say you all?

[joekar]

No one has ever lost money betting against the stupidity of the american public........or as P.T. Barnum once said...."There's a sucker born every minute"

Peace,
jk

[Church-Audio]

No one has ever lost money betting against the stupidity of the american public........or as P.T. Barnum once said...."There's a sucker born every minute"

Peace,
jk

Oh its not just a US thing we have just as many stupid products in Canada too..

[George]

Two years ago I attended the stereophile show in midtown Manhattan.  I was checking out various rooms with speaker rigs and walked into one room that had some mobile fidelity speakers setup.  So I asked one of the two spokespeople if they could play a cd for me, "sure no problem" the man by the souce replied.  So as he went to place the cd on the tray, he placed this little white sleeve on top of it, I started laughing and asked him very sarcastically whats that audio voodoo and do they think it actually works, he claimed his friend thought it did      I got a good chuckle out of it, they seemed minorly amused by my reaction...I bet they thought I was an audio noob. 

LOL...I'll never understand that kind of crap, pebbles to hold up wires, interconnects that are as thick as a python and $3000 power cords.  It's nuts.  I have a quail power cord, I paid like $8 for it, just for the heck of it.  Do I notice a difference?  Nope.  Too many tangibles when you live in an apartment that's still wired to fuses.  In terms of sound reproduction, I think speakers make the most difference, then the source.  Cables?  Eh, dunno...I do own a pair of cardas interconnects that cost me a pretty penny but I think I should sell them off...I just don't hear a difference and they are not very flexible.

[tim in jersey]

The magic crystals are over-hyped. I gotten much better results using organic sea-salt. Unlike the crystal it does need to be matched to the recordings. So if something was recorded on the west coast use pacific salt, east coast use atlantic. Most music from the midwest works well with a mixture of both. I experimented with Gulf Coast salt but it seemed to make the lowend muddy. Honestly, it's the best hundred dollar tweak I've found. PM me if interested in placing an order. For a limited time USPS priority mail shipping is only $45. For you persian music lovers Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf salt can be special ordered for double the cost.

Agreed.

But stay away from the salt-peter crystals. They'll leave your head unit sounding lifeless and limp.

On the other hand they are good at keeping your speakers from being blown.

[cshepherd]

No one has ever lost money betting against the stupidity of the american public........or as P.T. Barnum once said...."There's a sucker born every minute"

Peace,
jk

Oh its not just a US thing we have just as many stupid products in Canada too..

Canadian beer for example...

[Church-Audio]

No one has ever lost money betting against the stupidity of the american public........or as P.T. Barnum once said...."There's a sucker born every minute"

Peace,
jk

Oh its not just a US thing we have just as many stupid products in Canada too..

Canadian beer for example...

Hey what about Canadian beer???  hey Chris are you even old enough to drink?  I gave you a +T for being funny. We all know Canadian beer is better. 

[Sanjay]

I don't kow about that chris...

I do enjoy moosehead, sleemans honey brown, and the niagara honey brown.

Too bad I can't find any of it down in DC.

[Church-Audio]

I don't kow about that chris...

I do enjoy moosehead, sleemans honey brown, and the niagara honey brown.

Too bad I can't find any of it down in DC.

I am kidding. I actually like a lot of American beer.

[cshepherd]

Out here in the northwest, 5% is considered a light beer.  I think my dog could drink a six pack of Canada's best.  That is if he doesn't turn is nose up at it.    

Is beer in Canada even three percent?

Chris

[Church-Audio]

Out here in the northwest, 5% is considered a light beer.  I think my dog could drink a six pack of Canada's best.  That is if he doesn't turn is nose up at it.    

Is beer in Canada even three percent?

Chris

Ouch.... How do you really feel about Canadian beer?


I think most beer in Canada is 5-8%

[cshepherd]

I'm just kidding...my dog likes Canadian beer.  To bring this all back around,  I've read that certain crystals like Silicon Oxide, Tourmaline, Peridot and Microcystalline Quartz (and probably others) naturally release negative-ions which effect the electron flow.  Theoretically, the magic crystals are a form of passive ac line filtering.  I don't have the full story.  I'm not saying I believe it.  I am trying to find some research documentation that at least further explains this but have not found any as of yet.  As strange as it may seem, there might be some validity to the magic crystals you guys love to make fun of.  The theory of orderly electron flow in the ac line positively affecting a system's performance is not new.  I will post more info as I find it. 

Chris

[cshepherd]

I was thinking...you guys should call it "Team Flat Earth Society".

Chris

[Church-Audio]

I was thinking...you guys should call it "Team Flat Earth Society".

Chris

Or how about team "waste your money" 

[cshepherd]

If you're talking about Mogami wire, then yes.

Chris